Pride(period)

Ed resigned from work today.

I cannot be more happy.

One thing I love being married to a friend is that no explanation is needed.
We're so in sync we have the same mechanisms on the matter of Pride.

He's been taking crap from his Brahmin boss for too long. He's been on an emotional rollercoaster waiting to be compensated properly and waiting to finally replace the boss, whose job is Ed's by practice and his by name.

And since his name has been tossed in the candidate basket, amid all the stupid political maneuvering in that office over-run by people whose egos are 100 times heavier than their gray matter, we have even discussed being apart for more than necessary just so he can finally get his much-deserved due.

Today, he threw everything out the window. And boy, am i so freaking glad!!
His boss asked him if he was sabotaging him when arrangements in his hotel were made for him, without his approval<< this meant extra expenses.

If that donkey would have been smart enough to ask the right people, he would have realized Ed set up everything for his convenience, even if he said that he will take care of everything himself ,(which he didn't. he was still calling Ed if he coordinated everything.)without incurring additional expenses.

As expected of a person who takes credit for his subordinate's ability and claim it as his own, instead of asking the around, he called up Ed in a rage, and made the probably, the worst mistake of his career>>

DONKEY: are you deliberately doing this?
why are you deliberately doing this?
im telling you. i will fix you up when i get back there

PINOY PRIDE: sir, i am not sabotaging your trip plans sir

DONKEY: of course your not
you need brains to sabotage something
you dont have the capacity to sabotage anything


He never raised his voice, he never uttered a curse. I guess this was what you call white hot rage. He handed over the phone to his colleague and like the efficient manager that he is, he found the root of the problem.

Then he texted the Donkey:

PINOY PRIDE:
if you think that i am deliberately messing up your plans then consider me resigned effective today.

And that was it. He got his stuff, gave back his ID and walked away from that God-forsaken place.

His phone has not stopped ringing.

His boss called everyone in the office. He even called my mom, who was their company's client to ask her to intercede and have Ed speak to him.

SERVES HIM DAMN RIGHT!

Quitting a job is not practical nowadays.
But when all you have is Pride, you guard it with your life.

Ed didn't have to say much. He proved his point. His boss couldn't really manage as superbly without him. Sure he might be able to replace him. But I bet my life it will not evenbe half as good. Ed breathes this stuff!
And I am so darn proud.

It's such a slap in the face because he is up for promotion.
Some people might call it stupidity or impulsiveness
but if I were in those shoes, I will never stand for such degrading insults , for such unjust compensation and for the simple lack of professionalism.

He endured it long enough but having an incompetent, user-friendly foreigner insulting his intelligence was the last straw. Nobody does that to someone from UP!

You are in our country, Donkey. Better learn some manners.

It's sad how some Filipinos let their foreign bosses walk all over them. Why do we have to prove ourselves continuously to be their equals?
Though Ed's stand is for me, belated( he should have left them hanging a long time ago) I am happy to know that he is a proud Pinoy, a true Isko at heart. It might have been a simple gesture but it is a big statement.


As a best friend, as a sis and as a wife, I love you for it.

You're the Man!

Let me be your cheerleader just this once.

(And yeah, this means we'll be together by early next year!!!!!!!! =)

revolving sushi!

At Kura Sushi in Newport. The conveyor belt sushi place i so love!Our loot. Price is by plate color. Blue:$1.75 Yellow:$2.75 Green $3.25. I love those crunch rolls! I paid 10 bucks for edamame and 6 different types of sushi. Waiting for d perfect sushi to pass by.

I love my new hat. As part of my preparation for the cold weather,i investd in a little black knitted hat from TNF. It serves a lot of purpose for me,aside from utility. It represents my adaptation to transition. In a weird way, i am starting my transformation.I'm loving it. I'm loving me,too.ü

weather wonder

On my way to work this morning, I was greeted by one of Mother Nature's wonders: FOG

It's funny how such a phenomenon so extensive in physical scope can have such a short, abrupt name:FOG.

Maybe it's because one has to be startled into attention at the mere mention of it to avert disaster.

My cousin, who was driving didn't seem to mind or notice that dense, rolling vaporous mass around us as we drove through it. It was dense enough to obscure the view of 4-5 cars in front, making only headlight and tail light visible in the earth-bound cloud.

It seemed to be straight out of those scary movies.It was both eerie and enchanting. It seemed to be engulfing cars into an unfathomable horizontal abyss.

I can honestly say I have never in the fog in the city like that. The only other time I have encountered this wonder was at 9,586 feet above sea level-on top of Mount Pulag in the Philippines. It guess it will never fail to amaze me.

Now I understand why the weather is used as a staple topic of conversation here. Any small change in the temperature, humidity or air pressure is easily palpable. A relatively large portion of the news is centered on the weather, not only for the day but for the whole week. It is also essential to know what the feel is gonna be everyday to make sure you aren't over or under- dressed temperature-wise.

I find myself checking the weather periodically-sometimes out of boredom but also for curiosity's sake. It's nice to know how the day will be, for a change.

At home, even if they say it will be a bit cold, you'll still end up sweating buckets at least one time during the day so whatever you wear won't really matter much.

I am thinking about the weather more, nowadays, with my upcoming move to Chicago. I'm excited but scared as well. I am looking forward to finally experiencing snow but then again, it'll be cold winter nights for sure-literally and figuratively ,since I will be on my own.

In preparation, I am picking out winter gear. They say in cold weather, you'd see people dress more like mountaineers. Perfect! I now have an excuse to invest in more in TNF, Cloumbia, Mountain Hardware and all that other wonderful, wonderful stuff. They will become a necessity when they were mere luxuries for me.

Nature is beautiful. It gives me happiness, being in touch with it in so many different ways.
It will never cease to amaze me. The fog, snow and the mystery of winter are enchanting to a tropical island girl like me.Like everything else in my life right now, these are challenges that will temper me, will test me and hopefully-will make me stronger.

I welcome it.
I revel in it.
I reminds me every waking moment that I'm alive.

It reminds me every waking moment why it's good to be alive.